Virat Kohli gets dismissed by New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner on Day 2 of the second Test match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. ANI New Zealand, spearheaded by a career-best seven-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and a half-century by skipper Tom Latham took a 301-run lead against India on day two of…
File photo of Harbhajan Singh. PTI Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that the five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will retain key players MS Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra, as well as pacer Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the mega auction.Although Harbhajan is uncertain about Dhoni’s future in the…
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced an 18-member India squad for the five-match Test series against Australia on Friday with Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Rana included. The series begins in Perth on November 22.Arguably, the biggest talking point in the squad is the absence of Mohammed Shami, who had been…
Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo). Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named an 18-member Indian cricket team squad for the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The series begins on November 22 in Perth followed by matches in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.Besides Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel, two of the most notable absences in…
NEW DELHI: In a significant setback for Team India, they will be without tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav for the upcoming four-match series against South Africa. The BCCI announced the 15-member squad for the series, which begins on November 8, confirming that Mayank has been sidelined once again due to injury.Mayank, who debuted internationally in the…
India A’s Ramandeep Singh scored a battling half-century against Afghanistan A in the Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup semi-final. Image: X/BCCI Ramandeep Singh’s half-century couldn’t save India A from a 20-run loss to Afghanistan A in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup T20 semifinal held in Al Amerat, Oman, on Friday. Afghanistan A will now face…
NEW DELHI: Middle-order batter Ramandeep Singh and fast bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak have received their first India call-ups for the upcoming four-match T20I series in South Africa, starting on November 8 in Durban.Tearaway paver Mayank Yadav, all-rounder Shivam Dube and Riyan Parag will not be a part of the series due to injuries.“Mayank Yadav and Shivam…
NEW DELHI: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell spilled the beans on the team infighting during his stint with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the IPL, where he played from 2014 to 2017.Maxwell had an outstanding 2014 season, amassing 552 runs with a strike rate exceeding 187. However, his fortunes declined during the 2017 season,…
RAWALPINDI: Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali left England reeling at 24-3 after Saud Shakeel‘s fighting hundred put Pakistan in control of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.England came in looking to erase a deficit of 77 but had no answers for the Pakistan spinners on a turning pitch. Sajid dismissed Ben Duckett…
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team’s batting woes in the first innings have become a major concern, as acknowledged by bowling coach Morne Morkel. The team’s inability to post substantial totals is proving to be detrimental to their chances of success, with India facing the possibility of losing their first Test series on home soil…
